[JayMillz]

Damn, how these guys really fall off

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-d...52631.html

Rex Chapman arrested for allegedly stealing $14,000 in merchandise from Arizona Apple Store

Former NBA guard Rex Chapman, who played 12 seasons for four teams over a well-regarded career, was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing more than $14,000 in merchandise from a Scottsdale, Arizona Apple Store. According to area police, the 46-year-old Chapman stole the items over seven different instances during the last few months.

The arrest is only the beginning of the legal process, but things certainly do not look very good for Chapman. We will have more details on the story as they become available.

As a basketball player, Chapman starred at the University of Kentucky before becoming the first-ever draft pick of the Charlotte Hornets in 1988. However, he is most often remembered as a Phoenix Sun due to his dramatic fallaway three-pointer to force overtime against the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1997 NBA Playoffs. The Suns went on to lose the game and series, but Chapman's shot has lived on long after the memory of the result. Even before that play, he was a fan favorite around the league who would have earned rampant blog and Twitter attention for his wild style of play had such outlets existed at the time.

Chapman has remained in the public eye since the end of his playing career. He has served as director of basketball operations for the Suns, worked as vice president of player personnel for the Denver Nuggets, and commentated on NBA games and NCAA Tournament games for national networks as recently as 2013. In April, he earned attention just a few hours before the NCAA title game between Kentucky and Connecticut by tweeting that John Calipari had already accepted a deal to leave Lexington for the Los Angeles Lakers. Chapman changed course a few days later, and the Lakers hired Byron Scott as head coach in late July.

[Moma]

You think it's drug related? I remember Rex, he had some nice hops, I recall him hitting a running one footed three to win a game in the 90s..

[The Lizard of Oz]

His mugshot is actually pretty legendary:

[TigerMandingo]

^ Ha. That pic and "former NBA player" are two concepts that just aren't registering in my head.

[jordypip23]

Truly a sad tale of how the mighty have fallen. True, he wasn't a superstar or anything like that, but as a quality role player I'm sure he brought in at least a couple million. Maybe even a few million dollars during the course of his NBA career. If only someone taught him how to conserve, invest & parlay those riches into future cash flows (via businesses, announcer jobs, etc.) this guy wouldn't be in this sad position. Gotta stay away from the ratchet hoes & bottle service in the clubs. Hopefully that didn't contribute to his demise. For some reason, I have a hard time picturing Rex Chapman in that situation. I wonder if there was a divorce or substance-abuse issues behind the scenes.

(09-22-2014 04:06 PM)JayMillz Wrote:  

Damn, how these guys really fall off

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-d...52631.html

Rex Chapman arrested for allegedly stealing $14,000 in merchandise from Arizona Apple Store

Former NBA guard Rex Chapman, who played 12 seasons for four teams over a well-regarded career, was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing more than $14,000 in merchandise from a Scottsdale, Arizona Apple Store. According to area police, the 46-year-old Chapman stole the items over seven different instances during the last few months.

The arrest is only the beginning of the legal process, but things certainly do not look very good for Chapman. We will have more details on the story as they become available.

As a basketball player, Chapman starred at the University of Kentucky before becoming the first-ever draft pick of the Charlotte Hornets in 1988. However, he is most often remembered as a Phoenix Sun due to his dramatic fallaway three-pointer to force overtime against the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1997 NBA Playoffs. The Suns went on to lose the game and series, but Chapman's shot has lived on long after the memory of the result. Even before that play, he was a fan favorite around the league who would have earned rampant blog and Twitter attention for his wild style of play had such outlets existed at the time.

Chapman has remained in the public eye since the end of his playing career. He has served as director of basketball operations for the Suns, worked as vice president of player personnel for the Denver Nuggets, and commentated on NBA games and NCAA Tournament games for national networks as recently as 2013. In April, he earned attention just a few hours before the NCAA title game between Kentucky and Connecticut by tweeting that John Calipari had already accepted a deal to leave Lexington for the Los Angeles Lakers. Chapman changed course a few days later, and the Lakers hired Byron Scott as head coach in late July.

[aSimpNamedBrokeback]

(09-22-2014 04:06 PM)JayMillz Wrote:  

Rex Chapman arrested for allegedly stealing $14,000 in merchandise from Arizona Apple Store

$14,000 from an Apple Store? Then all he got was 2 iPhones and a charger.